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Crypto Beyond Hype: Food Tracing, DAOs, and You

Published 22 days ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader,

My new episode of Nerding Out with Viktor just dropped, and it is a good one. I sat down with engineer and Web3 builder Vlad Trifa to cut through the hype and talk about what crypto, blockchain, and the Internet of Things really mean for us right now.

Why does this matter?

  • Trust you can check. Vlad says blockchains are “finger pointing as a service,” a shared ledger where everyone can see who did what and when. That keeps companies honest and data clean.
  • Real-world use. From tracing food to stopping fake sneakers, open ledgers turn buzzwords into tools we can touch.
  • Jobs and ownership. Decentralized groups (DAOs) let workers own a slice of what they build, not just collect a paycheck.

Why now?

  • Big upgrades. Ethereum’s Pectra steps up speed and lowers fees. Solana’s DeFi apps just passed nine billion dollars locked in.
  • Rules in flux. The SEC keeps chasing Ripple and Uniswap, while Hong Kong rolls out friendly laws. Companies must adapt fast.
  • Halving heat. Bitcoin is at an all-time-high (ATH) despite reward cut.
  • AI meets crypto. BlackRock, Stripe, and Sony are tokenizing assets and tying AI power to blockchains. That mash-up is where the next wave starts.

Episode summary

  1. Vlad’s journey – From IoT at EPFL to building supply-chain blockchains and founding Zimt, he has seen every fad up close.
  2. Hype vs. help – We laugh about “YOLO coding” and remind people that a plain database often works better than a half-baked chain.
  3. NFT lessons – Bored Apes showed status, but also hacks. Vlad explains why ownership proofs still matter after the crash.
  4. Future of work – DAOs could pay coders in tokens tied to each task. Finish the job, claim your share, simple.
  5. AI, IoT, Web3 merge – Smart devices will talk to smart contracts without humans in the loop. Trust layers must be solid before that day arrives.
“One of the nicest ways to describe blockchain technology is that it’s essentially finger pointing as a service technology.” — Vlad Trifa

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Viktor Petersson

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